In the race against time to meet the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, attention is turning to the more than 500 public development banks worldwide. Their involvement is becoming increasingly urgent, and they will be meeting at the fourth annual Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) in Cartagena...
Supporting Colombia’s fight against climate change
Colombia has a relatively low level of greenhouse gas emissions, but is one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. This second climate loan aims to encourage Colombia to continue its efforts and its commitment to the fight against climate change.
AFD’s facility that supports countries around the world deal with the fallout from climate change is getting a boost. Additional funding will help provide support to eight more countries, from the Dominican Republic in Latin America, to Gabon in West Africa, to the Philippines. The 2050...
Worldwide, an estimated 400 to 500 million Indigenous people occupy 20% of the earth’s territory. Yet unsustainable development has caused not only the displacement of countless people, but also the destruction of much of the biodiversity on which they - and the world - depend. With Indigenous...
Anda DAVID
Water for all uses in Colombia
Colombia has abundant but poorly distributed water resources. The lack of availability of these resources near cities is exacerbated by their poor quality, leading to serious tension which creates conflicts between water users. AFD is consequently supporting the Colombian Government’s integrated...
Waste, how much does it cost?
Our office in Colombia
Based in Bogota, the Andes Regional Division covers four countries in the region: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Greening the Caribbean Financial Systems (GCFS)
The aim of the project is to strengthen the resilience of the Caribbean financial systems to climate change and to gender inequality. This project includes an AFD loan to the Caribbean Development Bank, as well as a grant from the European Union to three Caribbean central banks (Jamaica,...
GEMMES Colombia: understanding macroeconomic vulnerabilities and opportunities related to low carbon transition
Multidimensional Diagnostic on Inequalities: A Comprehensive Analysis of Inequalities in Colombia
Maxime TERRIEUX
Social Assistance for Informal workers
Nature-Based Solutions for Hydropower Companies
Can Colombia cope with a Global Low Carbon transition?
AFD and Macroeconomic Modelling Tools for the Ecological Transition
The digitalization of the world is leading to production of mass data, or “big data”, which is drastically changing the economy. Utilization of this data, which are sometimes of a personal nature, is raising questions among the public. By financing Project OPAL, AFD wants to show that secured...